"As far as Bergeron is concerned," Julien said, "I think if he'sin, you're going to see him in the warmup tonight."

Despite some encouraging signs to the contrary, Bergeron was notamong those who took the customary pre-game twirl, nor did heplay.

Bergeron, 11 days removed from a concussion suffered in thePhiladelphia series, skated in the morning, moving and reactingwithout any apparent difficulty.

Whether he'll be cleared to play by Thursday's Game Three inTampa remains to be seen.

Kampfer stays sharp

If there is one recurring theme running through the dailyroutine of defenseman Steven Kampfer, it is this.

Hurry up and wait.

As in hurry up and get healthy, then wait for the chance toplay. One that might not come.

Kampfer enjoyed a strong rookie season in both Providence andBoston, then suffered a knee injury late in the season with theP-Bruins.

He's been working hard to regain his game shape, just in casethe Bruins lose a blue-liner or two during the current playoffrun.

"Everything's good," said Kampfer. "You just have to stay readyto go. We've got our six (defensemen) who are playing well." BothKampfer and veteran defenseman Shane Hnidy practice every day inorder to be ready if someone goes down.

It's difficult to simulate conditions without live competition,but Kampfer said that having the right mental approach is half thebattle.

"We have to take practices as though they're our games," hesaid. "We have to compete, and pretend like we're going to help ourforwards out. Make situations for them, so that when they come ingames, they're ready for it.

"It's frustrating because it's taken time to get back. Onceyou're healthy you're good to go. When you don't skate for a month,it takes a while to get back."

Recalling Atlanta

Speculation that the Atlanta Thrashers will soon be relocatingto Winnipeg seems to get greater traction each day.

One interested observer is Bruins center Rich Peverley, whospent three seasons in Atlanta until being acquired by the Bruinsthis year at the trade deadline.

Peverley said that hockey fans in that city have been givensomething of a raw deal.

"I think it could be a good hockey town," he said. "Obviously,being in the playoffs one year out of 10 isn't going to cut it forsome fans. I think if they put a winning team there, I think they'dhave a chance to be successful."

Peverley said he had a particularly soft spot in his heart forthe town, if for no other reason than his NHL career took offthere.

"It's too bad," he said. "Hopefully the NHL will do as much asthey did for Phoenix, in Atlanta. They gave me an opportunity, andI'm very thankful to them for that."

Facing realities

Bergeron's absence in Game One hurt the Bruins in several ways,not the least of which was in the faceoff circle.

Bruins' draw men were a collective 26 of 67 (only 39 percent),including a miserable 3-for-18 job turned in by David Krejci.

Those numbers were far worse than those amassed by Bergeronthroughout the previous 11 playoff games.

"We knew that they were a very good faceoff team with guys like(Nate) Thompson and (Dominic) Moore," said Gregory Campbell, whowas just 4-for-9 in Game One. "(Guys) who pride themselves onwinning faceoffs - it's a big part of the game."

Campbell said that the importance of face-off dominance can't beoverstated, especially with a Stanley Cup within sight.

"In the playoffs," he said, "you want to start off with the puckand have puck possession time, and it all starts with the faceoffs.As center men, we all (know) it's part of our job. I didn't have agood night in the circle."

Musical interlude

While former P-Bruins defenseman Matt Lashoff was toiling forthree full seasons in Providence (2006-09), he was also honing hismusical talents.

The fruits of those labors were reached on Tuesday, when hisfirst full-length album project, "Living On Heart" was releasedthrough iTunes.

"Well everybody," said Lashoff through his Twitter account,"this is a proud day for me."

The guitar-based selection of tunes has a strong John Mayerfeel, and features an impressive array of studio musicians (LelandSklar, Waddy Wachtel, David Sancious) as back up.

Among the tracks is "Branch Ave." (guess which one), and a slideguitar version of the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme.

For more info and sound samples, click onhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/album/living-on-heart/id438268674

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